Independent Press Top 40 Best Sellers

For the week ending

April 19th, 2026

The Independent Publishers Caucus & NEIBA proudly presents the Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers! In partnership with the American Booksellers Association, this new bestseller list identities the top titles from independent presses as represented at independent bookstores across the US.

FICTION

1. Heart the Lover
Lily King, Grove Press, 9780802165176
2. I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, 9781945492600
3. Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, 9780802158741
4. The Odyssey
Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.), Norton, 9780393356250
5. You Better Be Lightning
Andrea Gibson, Button Poetry, 9781943735990
6. Orbital
Samantha Harvey, Grove Press, 9780802163622
7. Writers & Lovers
Lily King, Grove Press, 9780802148544
8. Foster
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, 9780802160140
9. The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters, Catapult, 9781646222384
10. Mona's Eyes
Thomas Schlesser, Europa Editions, 9798889661115
11. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, 9780393356687
12. Startlement: New and Selected Poems
Ada Limón , Milkweed Editions, 9781639550517
13. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1
Beth Brower, Rhysdon Press, 9780998063614
14. Culpability
Bruce Holsinger, Spiegel & Grau, 9781954118966
15. My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, 9781609450786
16. The Eyes Are the Best Part: Deluxe Limited Edition
Monika Kim, Erewhon Books, 9781645661245
17. The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother): A Novel (National Book Award Winner)
Rabih Alameddine, Grove Press, 9780802166470
18. Gilgamesh: A New Verse Translation
unknown, Liveright, 9781631496684
19. Witch Hat Atelier 1
Kamome Shirahama, Kodansha Comics, 9781632367709
20. Hungerstone
Kat Dunn, Zando, 9781638934028
21. A Short Stay in Hell
Steven L. Peck, Strange Violin Editions, 9780983748427
22. Kindred
Octavia E. Butler, Beacon Press, 9780807083697
23. Three Bags Full (A Sheep Detective Story)
Leonie Swann, Soho Crime, 9781641296823
24. The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, 9780802162731
25. Kill Dick
Luke Goebel, Red Hen Press, 9781636284651
26. Of Monsters and Mainframes
Barbara Truelove, Bindery Books, 9781964721132
27. The Library of Amorlin: Deluxe Limited Edition (The Age of Beasts #1)
Kalyn Josephson, Erewhon Books, 9781645662631
28. The Resurrectionist: Deluxe Stenciled Edges
A. Rae Dunlap, Kensington, 9781496750358
29. Love & Other Monsters
Emily Franklin, David R. Godine Publisher, 9781567928556
30. Carmilla Deluxe Edition: The Dark Sapphic Romance that Inspired Dracula
Sheridan Le Fanu, Pushkin Press, 9781805332121
31. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2
Beth Brower, Rhysdon Press, 9780998063621
32. Go as a River
Shelley Read, Spiegel & Grau, 9781954118638
33. Beartooth
Callan Wink, Spiegel & Grau, 9781966302131
34. The Once and Future Queen: Deluxe Limited Edition
Paula Lafferty, Erewhon Books, 9781645662891
35. Transient Worlds: On Translating Poetry
Arthur Sze (Ed.), Copper Canyon Press, 9781556597329
36. Just This Once: Deluxe Limited Edition (The Kings #1)
Lena Hendrix, Kensington, 9781496761279
37. The Book of Azrael: Deluxe Limited Edition (Gods and Monsters #1)
Amber V. Nicole, Kensington, 9781496758040
38. Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales (Leather-bound Classics)
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Canterbury Classics, 9781607103134
39. The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions
Larry Mitchell, Ned Asta (Illus.), Nightboat Books, 9781643620060
40. You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World
Ada Limón, Milkweed Editions, 9781571315694

NONFICTION

1. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, 9781571313560
2. The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
John U. Bacon, Liveright, 9781324094647
3. The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change
Rebecca Solnit, Haymarket Books, 9798888904510
4. The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary
Terry Tempest Williams, Grove Press, 9780802165848
5. Mutual Aid: New and Expanded Edition: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)
Dean Spade, Verso, 9781836742555
6. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate--Discoveries from a Secret World
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, 9781771643771
7. Another Kind of Freedom
Pema Chodron, Shambhala, 9781645473268
8. On Democracy
Walt Whitman, Library of America, 9781598538465
9. A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, 9781804290446
10. I'm Just a Little Guy: How to Escape the Horrors and Get Back to Dillydallying
Charlie James, Paige Tompkins (Illus.), Quirk Books, 9781683694946
11. Ursula K. Le Guin's Book of Cats
Ursula K. Le Guin, Library of America, 9781598538298
12. Thirty-Two Words for Field: Lost Words of the Irish Landscape
Manchán Magan, Chelsea Green, 9781645023760
13. Guinness World Records 2026
Guinness World Records, Guinness World Records, 9781913484750
14. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Oregon State University Press, 9780870714993
15. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, 9780807014271
16. The Company of Owls: A Memoir
Polly Atkin, Milkweed Editions, 9781639551804
17. How to Relax (Mindfulness Essentials #5)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, 9781941529089
18. Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature
Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, Spiegel & Grau, 9781954118904
19. Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team
A.M. Gittlitz, Astra House, 9781662603006
20. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome
Mary Beard, Liveright, 9781631492228
21. How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials #3)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, 9781937006884
22. A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps
Jonn Elledge, The Experiment, 9798893030822
23. How to Deal with Your ____ So Your Kids Don't Have to: An Encyclopedia for Ditching Your Emotional Baggage (Parenting Book Series #4)
M.A. Harwood, LPC, Eli, Sasquatch Books, 9781632175960
24. Meditations
Marcus Aurelius, Liveright, 9781324096399
25. On Civil Disobedience
Henry David Thoreau, Hannah Arendt, Library of America, 9781598537918
26. No!: The Art and Activism of Complaining
Sara Ahmed, Feminist Press, 9781558613683
27. Stuff Every Bird Lover Should Know (Stuff You Should Know #32)
Alice Sun, Quirk Books, 9781683695141
28. Hyperpolitics: Extreme Politicization without Political Consequences
Anton Jäger, Verso, 9781836742074
29. 52 Weekends in the Pacific Northwest: A Local's Curated Guide to Year-Round Getaways
Kara Patajo, Sasquatch Books, 9781632175939
30. Assata: An Autobiography
Assata Shakur, Lawrence Hill Books, 9781556520747
31. We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
Jill Lepore, Liveright, 9781631496080
32. How to Resist Amazon and Why: The Fight for Local Economics, Data Privacy, Fair Labor, Independent Bookstores, and a People-Powered Future!
Danny Caine, Microcosm Publishing, 9781648411236
33. Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)
Dean Spade, Verso, 9781839762123
34. How to Dream (Mindfulness Essentials #12)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, 9781952692994
35. America's Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick
Bob Crawford, Zando, 9781638932604
36. Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment
Rhae Lynn Barnes, Liveright, 9781631496349
37. Tree Lore: Magic, Myth, and Wisdom from Root to Bough
Dawn Nelson, Countryman Press, 9781324111948
38. The End of My Life Is Killing Me: The Unexpected Joys of a Cancer Slacker
Annabelle Gurwitch, Zibby Publishing, 9798992377071
39. How to Listen (Mindfulness Essentials #11)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, 9780984627110
40. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, 9781631494536